Active link property doesn't work---despite CSS

the ACTIVE property for the links on the navbar don't show? The
visited, link, and hover work fine. But Active doesn't. I need it to
work so that it serves as a clue to the user on which page he is on.

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crispy <> wrote:
> the ACTIVE property for the links on the navbar don't show? The
> visited, link, and hover work fine. But Active doesn't. I need it to
> work so that it serves as a clue to the user on which page he is on.

That isn't what :active does. It triggers while the element is being
activated (e.g. while the user holds the mouse button down on a link)

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They do, but as they're the same as :hover and as people using a mouse
to navigate would need to position the mouse over the link before
clicking there's not actually much to see.
>The
>visited, link, and hover work fine. But Active doesn't. I need it to
>work so that it serves as a clue to the user on which page he is on.

The pseudo-class :active doesn't mean the current page, it means the
state of the link whilst it is being activated (e.g. on a typical set
up whilst the left mouse button is actually down).

in post <news:>
crispy said:
> the ACTIVE property for the links on the navbar don't show? The
> visited, link, and hover work fine. But Active doesn't. I need it to
> work so that it serves as a clue to the user on which page he is on.

Thanks for all your responses. Is there a way to keep the menu item
in a different color so it serves as a clue to the user on which page
he is on?

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 07:41:57 +1000, brucie
<> wrote:
>in post <news:>
>crispy said:
>
>> the ACTIVE property for the links on the navbar don't show? The
>> visited, link, and hover work fine. But Active doesn't. I need it to
>> work so that it serves as a clue to the user on which page he is on.
>
><quote>
>The :active pseudo-class applies while an element is being activated by
>the user. For example, between the times the user presses the mouse
>button and releases it.
></quote> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/selector.html#dynamic-pseudo-classes
>

BTW, I don't understand the purpose of the img src inside h1:
<h1>Home<img src="button-background01.jpg" width="1" height="1" alt=""><img
src="button-background02.jpg" width="1" height="1" alt=""><img
src="button-background03.jpg" width="1" height="1" alt=""></h1>
Is it to load all the images in memory, in order to have an instant access
to them when you use the buttons?
Thank you,
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Il 08/dic/2003 brucie ha scritto:
> in post <news:-berlin.de>
> MLC said:
>
>>> http://moreshit.bruciesusenetshit.info/menu/page1.html
>
>> I like your Dead Bodies
>
> i add more every day
>
>> BTW, I don't understand the purpose of the img src inside h1:
>> Is it to load all the images in memory, in order to have an instant access
>> to them when you use the buttons?
>
> yes although some filters will bock them as webbugs so you may still get
> a delay but its not as likely as someone have having JS off which would
> screw up JS preloaders.

Thank you. It was new to me, and seems a good idea.
--
Maria Luisa C - 08/12/2003 15.31.30, here.
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Now playing: nothing, and savouring the silence.

Sometime around Mon, 8 Dec 2003 19:12:42 +1000, brucie is reported to have
stated:
> in post <news:>
> crispy said:
>
>> Is there a way to keep the menu item in a different color so it
>> serves as a clue to the user on which page he is on?
>
> http://moreshit.bruciesusenetshit.info/menu/page1.html
>

Very nice. I have been considering a server-side solution to this - making
them not a link, rather than a different colour, but this looks like a much
nicer solution.

While sitting in a puddle Mark Parnell scribbled in the mud:
> Sometime around Mon, 8 Dec 2003 19:12:42 +1000, brucie is reported to
> have stated:
>
>> in post <news:>
>> crispy said:
>>
>>> Is there a way to keep the menu item in a different color so it
>>> serves as a clue to the user on which page he is on?
>>
>> http://moreshit.bruciesusenetshit.info/menu/page1.html
>>
>
> Very nice. I have been considering a server-side solution to this -
> making them not a link, rather than a different colour, but this looks
> like a much nicer solution.
>

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